Diego Medina (footballer, born 2002)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Daniel Medina Roman | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSKA 1948 | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2021 | Tahuichi FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Always Ready | 116 | (2) |
| 2025– | CSKA 1948 | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Bolivia | 30 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:17, 9 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:13, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Diego Daniel Medina Roman (born 13 January 2002) is a Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a center-back and right-back for Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948 Sofia and the Bolivia national team.
Career
Medina is a youth product of the academy of Tahuichi FC since the age of 8.[1] He moved to Always Ready in 2021, and began his senior career in the Bolivian Primera División.[2]
International career
Medina debuted with the Bolivia national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Senegal on 24 September 2022.[3]
In June 2024, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France[4] with Mexico.[clarification needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 9 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Always Ready | 2021 | Bolivian Primera División | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Bolivian Primera División | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Bolivian Primera División | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Bolivian Primera División | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | Bolivian Primera División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 116 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | — | 144 | 0 | |||
| CSKA 1948 | 2025–26 | First League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Diego Daniel Medina Román Con apenas ocho años, ya es un crack con enorme futuro". Futbolistas y D.T. Bolivianos (in Spanish). 11 July 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Un golazo de Medina en el final le da la victoria a Always Ready en Montero". 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Bolivia vs. Senegal - Football Match Summary - September 24, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
External links
- Diego Medina at National-Football-Teams.com
- Diego Medina at Soccerway